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while on a Royal Caribbean Cruise; through Rcc I booked and took a tour on the island of ST.Lucia. While on the tour at their choice of restaurants I
Asked on Mar 29th, 2015 on Personal Injury - New York
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fell down their outside painted cement staircase and broke my ankle and lower leg in four places. I was brought home mid cruise and had immediate surgery. I was in a wheelchair for four months and have more complications. Can I sue?
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I'm sorry to hear about your accident. Whether you can sue depends on what caused your accident. Was there something wrong with the painted cement staircase? Also, who you can sue depends on more than is apparent from your post. Was the restaurant locally operated by St. Lucia residents who are independent of RCC? Did RCC have anything to do with your fall other than select the restaurant? Assuming that there was something wrong with the staircase, if the owner(s) of the restaurant and staircase do not have a connection to NY, you would probably only be able to bring suit in St. Lucia, and your case probably would controlled by the laws of St. Lucia. In order to sue RCC, you would need to show that it bore some legal responsibility for the accident.
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Answered on Apr 28th, 2015 at 8:51 AM